What we are seeing unfold this morning in Aleppo through media pictures is a modern-day Holocaust. The Russian airforce and Syrian air and army forces are bombarding an area no bigger than the Phoenix Park.

It is just like Yemen.

In one area alone more than 200,000 women and children are caught and being slaughtered. If people had seen the pictures on Sky Television this morning, they would have broken down and cried. It is an absolute disgrace. I call on the Leader and the Government to go to the Russian Embassy in Dublin to tell the relevant people that Ireland will not stand by and watch this unfold.

Good man.

Anyone looking at the media reports coming from Aleppo would have been horrified by the slaughter of the innocents. We can talk and waffle all we want, but we need action. I need all Members to write an email to the Russian Embassy this morning to tell those responsible that we will not stand by and let this happen.

Circulate it and we will all do it.